Kearny County, KS
Demographic and economic profile of Kearny County, KS, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Kearny County is a small, agriculture-oriented western Kansas county with a population of 3,910 and a 1.3% unemployment rate, indicating a tight labor market relative to national norms. The workforce skews toward lower formal educational attainment—14.6% hold a bachelor's degree or higher—though median household income reaches $89,135 and GDP per capita stands at $53,042, suggesting productivity concentrated in capital-intensive sectors. Housing costs remain modest at a $152,500 median home value, the foreign-born population is notable at 17.6%, and the county has seen a slight population decline of 0.6% over five years.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
-0.6% since 2018
Kearny County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone2,540 (65.7%)
- Some Other Race Alone568 (14.7%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race529 (13.7%)
- Asian Alone140 (3.6%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races72 (1.9%)
- American Indian & Alaska Native Alone15 (0.4%)
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance466
- 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining359
- 3.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities191
- 4.Construction (Group)146
- 5.Retail Trade (Group)145
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations752
- 2.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations321
- 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations247
- 4.Service Occupations235
- 5.Sales & Office Occupations213
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 15.13×)424
- 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.98×)204
- 3.Construction (LQ 1.26×)153
- 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.05×)201
- 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 0.88×)136
Housing
Education
Workforce
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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.